Instant shipping is the new norm that continues to fuel America’s Amazon era shopping addictions. Approximately 350 billion packages shipped last year—projected to hit 500 billion worldwide by 2028. And in this brave new tech. enabled shopping revolution, consumers have moved beyond asking ‘what day’ will my package arrive to expecting real-time tracking with exact arrival times and proof of delivery.
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The UPS Store® is the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping and business service centers, with over 5,500 locations catering to the small-office/home-office market, gig-economy workers, corporate road warriors, and consumers. Like Walgreens, Starbucks and CVS, you can find a store within 10 miles of 85% of the U.S. population.
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